Spring-brace for vehicles



(ModeL) G.'W. COOPER.

I Spring Brace for Vehicles .No. 239,452. Pat ented March 29,1881.

y I v INV'ENTOR:

- ATTORNEYS.

Il-PETBKS, PHOTO-LII HOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. DC.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. COOPER, OF PULASKI, IOWA.

vSPRlNG-BRACE FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 239,452, dated March 29, 1881.

Application filed February 3,1881 (Model) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WASHINGTON COOPER, of Pulaski, in the county of Davis and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Spring-Braces for Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

Figure 1 is a plan view of inyimprovement. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, partly in section, through the line at m, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to brace the springs of buggies and other vehicles against the forward and rearward pitching of the "ehicle-bodies.

This invention relates to the class of spring braces in which the springs are connected with thereach by jointed braces; and it consists in constructing the braces with ball-and-socket joints to give the braces freedom of movement -lIl every direction without employing loose joints.

A represents the reach, B the head-block, O

' the rear axle, and D the springs, of a vehicle,

all of which parts are constructed in the ordinary manner.

To the center of the reach A is pivoted, by a bolt, E, the center of a bar, F, upon the ends of which are formed or to them are attached ball'sockets G, to receive balls H formed upon or attached to the inner ends of the rods I.

notched to form slots to receive the rods I and allow the said rods to work freely.

Upon the outer ends of the rods I are formed,

or to them are attached, balls J, which work to play up and down freely. .With'this construction, also, the sockets G K will hold oil to keep the joints lubricated, so that the said joints will work without noise.

VVit-h this construction, also, the parts of the sockets G K are held together without any other fastenin gs than the bolts that fasten the bars F L, upon which the said sockets are formed to their supports.

Having thusfully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Paten t 1. A spring-brace constructed, substau tiall y as herein shown and described, with ball-andsocket joints, whereby the brace will be free to move in any direction, as set forth.

2. In a spring-brace, the combination, with the rods 1, of the ball-and-socket joints H G, substantially as herein shown and described.

GEORGE WASHINGTON COOPER.

Witnesses:

i J. E. HEsKETT,

GEo. NoERIs. 

